hundreds of dwi and dui convictions in the city of washington could be overturned because some of the equipment police used to determine the intoxication of drivers appears to have been flawed. it was the d.c. police department that discovered the problems with their intoxalizers earlier this month and then reported it to the city's attorney general's office. the police have ten intoxalizers that are used to determine the level of intoxication in drivers. at one point or another, at least eight of the ten were deemed to be flawed. the problem dates back to october 2008. here now from police chief kathy lanier. >> there's a period of time where it looks like there was a problem with the results in the machi machines. we immediately pulled them all out of service. but the results really are limited to dwi cases, you know,

where the intoxalizer was used. a lot of times the blood and urine is used so it is a limited number of cases that we have to pull now. >> could be hundreds of cases though? >> could be. >> dating back to 2008? >> october 2008. >> so what do you make of this? >> well, you know, i think that there's a reason we do audits of everything that we do and it's good we caught it ourselves. and pulled the machines immediately. now we have to work with the u.s. attorney's office to make sure that every case that may be affected is relooked at. >> none of the cases involved involve dwi convictions where fatalities were linked to the case nor do they involve cases where blood or urine was used to determine intoxication. all of the intoxalizers now used by the d.c. police department have been properly calibrated and in good working order.

doreen, back to you. >> pat collins reporting from northwest d.c. thank you, pat. a jury heard closing arguments today against a man accused in a deadly street racing accident in prince george's county. eight people were killed when a car drove into a crowd that had gathered to watch an illegal street race. it happened two years ago. taylor is accused of racing against the vehicle that hit those people. while he's not accused of striking anyone, prosecutors argue that he is still equally responsible. taylor's attorney claims he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. if he's found guilty, he could get up to 80 years in prison. big winds out there last night and today. still more, bob? >> yes, indeed, jim. at least it's settling down a little bit, but we're still getting wind gusts, 25 to almost 30 miles an hour. nowhere near what they were. this is the peak winds. they occurred around noontime. 65 mil an hour. here is some of the video of the

damage. and with all of the damage that we'd had in the big earlier storms, a lot of these trees have been weakened. with winds of 50 to 60 miles an hour, it meant power outages. now look at what's been going on around the midpart of the country and the mid-atlantic states. we don't have any warnings out or advisories out, but there are still blizzard warnings out where some spots in the mountains of west virginia have gotten another 20, 30 inches of snow and whiteout conditions. there you can see that storm which is right around new york city bringing in cold air. will slowly drift off. buaround it we are getting even right here in washington now, passing snow flurries and snow showers. you can see that will be what we'll have to deal with overnight tonight. look for the evening snow showers and then tomorrow not as windy as it was today but still on the breezy side. this winter will not stop. i think there could be another stop we'll have to keep an eye on late tuesday and wednesday.

i'll tell you about that later. back to you. >> thanks, bob. those winds cause all kinds of problems for people all over the area today. trees were knocked down. that resulted in property damage and power outages. the wind also forced some school distcts to change their plans for the day. julie carey has more from arlington now. >> well, anywhere there are tall, old tree trees, there was potential for trouble today. around here it wasn't hard to find toppled trees and in their path, plenty of damage. the trees on cars, trees on houses, trees on power lines. for many, the high winds were far more than a noisy nuisance. >> big crash, huge crash. i jumped out of my skin. i was in bed. with all the trees that he, you kind of go, okay, stay up. it's that kind of feeling. it was really loud. really loud. reporter: across the potomac in arlington, this tree came crashing down mid-morning.

in its path, a utility pole that was blasted into splinters. and a lexus that was buried in branches. >> it sounded like a whole bunch of wind that hit the house. i didn't even realize the tree was down. we were only sitting 15, 20 feet from it. >> reporter: it was a scene repeated across north arlington. the casualty here on brookdecsi road, a house and power line crunched under a huge pine. tree removal crews took orders from dominion virginia power. on north harrison street just off washington boulevard, a fallen tree took one two utility poles, leaving power lines draped all over the street. a tree landed on this woman's front yard. >> no power. our house will probably be late tonight before we have power. so i think with all the winds and the ground is so saturated, the roots just couldn't hold it. >> reporter: not far away, another car destroyed by not one but two fallen trees.

hours later the cleanup continues as once-tall oaks were reduced to mulch. at this arlington home, the strong wins simply ripped the siding right off. the residents heard it slapping. >> we heard it happen. and so we came out this morning and it -- you know, it kept going more. >> reporter: in arlington and fairfax counties, the high wind alert led school officials to ban children from portable classrooms. this sign directed 208 2nd and 3rd graders to the library. >> given the couple of months, we're not surprised at this point. the administration has pulled some room together for us. we are cozy in the library here. >> reporter: the wind caused trouble for morning commuters. this was the big backup on chain bridge when power lines kale down in the district of columbia and the signal lights went dark. >> that's julie carey reporting.

now that the snow is finally melting, area governments are taking a look at what they could have or should have done differently to battle the snow. in the distct, the city is considering new fines for people and businesses who don't clear their sidewalks after snowstorms. tom sherwood has more on this. tom? >> doreen, a lot of people complained about snow-covered streets. the people walking had it tough, too. the historic snowstorms frustrated motorists and essentially overwhelmed work crews. >> we met our standard for 18 inches. i don't think we have a standard for 40 do 50. that may be what we need to -- to look at. >> reporter: many other people also were stranded because of snow-covered sidewalks. >> number one, and i've heard from a great many people on this, as have we all, sidewalks. we have got to do a better job of making our sidewalks safe and that's for everybody. >> reporter: advocates for pedestrians in any weather say people walking suffered injuries and faced danger because of

uncleared sidewalks and the city needs a new strategy. >> this strategy would create greater mobility for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and mothers with small children. in short, pedestrian mobility and safety during a major snowstorm must become one of the district snow team's priorities. >> reporter: city law requires homeowners and businesses to clear sidewalks quickly after snowstorms. but the district is now considering tougher fines to enforce this rule. a minimum of $25 for homeowners and a $250 minimum for commercial spaces. >> we're going to need a strategy so that we clear our sidewalks so people can get around safely and not put them out in the streets. that's going to be a new capital vestment. a new strategic plan. >> some older and handicapped people aren't able to clear their sidewalks. jim and doreen, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thank you.

coming up on "news4 at 6," seaworld officials announced what will happen to the whale that killed a trainer this week. militants targeting foreigners today in a deadly series of attacks in the capital of afghanistan. new york's governor david paterson announces he will not run in the upcoming election after all. stevie wonder in town last night for a special concert to

today officials at seaworld in orlando announced that they will continue exhibitions involving killer whales. the announcement comes just days after a trainer was killed by a whale at the park. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: seaworld orlando will resume its killer whale shows on saturday, but it won't be business as usual. after wednesday's fatal tack, trainers will avoid direct contact. >> we're not getting in the water with these animals. we will not get in the water with the whales with the shows tomorrow and we won't until we conclude our work and determine if there's anything to learn from here. >> reporter: the park will present a tribute to dawn brancheau, the veteran trainer seen in this home video with the 12,000-pound orca that would take her life minutes later. the park says the whale will not be treated any differently. >> his participation in our shows, his engagement in our interactions and so forth is very important to his overall health and husbandtry. he will remain a member of the

team. >> despite what's happened? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: there are questions whether the park took proper care with the whale, blamed in two other deadly incidents. one in a canadian park in 1991. >> my conversations with the training staff at seaworld were that the orcas were not to be performing animals, that primarily they would be part of the breeding program and on display to some extent. >> reporter: seaworld officials say the whale had his own protocols but only because of his massive size, not because he was a threat. brian mooar, nbc news. >> experts believe that the orca did not kill for food. they think he may have been acting out from stress due to isolation and breeding hormones. new york governor david paterson announced that he is suspending his campaign to keep his job. paterson took over as governor in 2008 when ellioiot spitzer resigned. the democratic governor has faced low poll numbers and scrutiny from his own party.

recent published reports criticize his handling of a domestic abuse case involving one of his aides. paterson says he looks forward to a full investigation of his actions. >> i have never abused my office, not now, not ever. and i believe that when the facts are reviewed, the truth will prevail. >> paterson told reporters he would serve out the rest of his term and continue to fight for new york. his decision to exit essentially paves the way for smooth nomination of attorney general an ddrew cuomo. desiree rogers will leave his post as social secretary in the white house. she was criticized for her handling of the obama administration's first state dinner. that dinner became controversial after the salahis attended without invitations. rogers admitted she did not have enough staff to i.d. guests at

checkpoints. she plans to resign next month to explore other opportunities, she says, in the corporate world. there are some mixed reports on our economy today. the bad news is on the housing front. existing home sales fell 7.2% in january. the second monthly decline in a row. there was some positive news, though. the commerce department revised its reading on the gross domestic product. the economy grew 5.9% between october and december. that helped stocks log some modest gains today. the dow was up four points to close at 10,325. the nasdaq gained four points to close at 2,238. and the s&p up a point and a half to finish at 1,104. an attack by the taliban struck at the heart of the afghan capital earlier this morning. that attack apparently was aimed at foreigners. the taliban used suicide attackers and a car bomb to kill at least 16 people during the

four-hour assault in the capital city of kabul. it began when a car bomb that levelled a residential hotel used by indian doctors who work at a children's hospital. six indians were killed in that attack. two other attackers went into a second hotel. police surrounded that building. one of the attackers blew himself up. the other was killed in a gun battle. an italian diplomat was killed. they found him in a room near the attackers and stayed on the phone with police to tell them the insurgents' movements. the attackers killed him when they figured out what was going on. the diplomat's tips helped rescue four other italians. a french filmmaker also was killed along with three afghan police officers and several civilians. a special education teacher in washington state was shot and killed at the school where she taught today.

police say the shooter was infatuated with the teacher. it happened in tacoma, washington. the suspect was killed in a shootout with a deputy a short time later. that happened about ten miles away. the suspect was arrested week ago for violating a protective order the teacher obtained in september of 2008. he was released on bail monday. coming up tonight, a man serving three life terms just walked out of a maryland prison. we'll have more on that. the windy weather caused problems for people trying to get out of town today. and bob is back with our forecast.

a water main break left behind a huge mess in downtown norfolk, virginia. last night, business owners say they heard a boom and then felt water rushing in the street. crews ripped apart pavement trying to rebuild the water line. some restaurants and businesses had had to close today. part of a popular street, granby street, is closed until tomorrow afternoon. pop is hebob is here with a our weather. when is the wind going to settle down? >> it's settling down a little bit. over the weekend we're still going to be seeing it settle down more. there are snow flurries in the air. it is a chilly night. our high temperature today, where is springtime? today is the average high of 50

degrees. and from now until december 7th, that's a long way away, the average is 50 or higher. but 39 degrees. our winds gusted to almost 50 miles an hour here in washington. look at the temperatures. 38, 36, pretty common temperature. once again, it's below freezing in martinsburg. the mountains of west virginia are unbelievable withver 200 inches of snow now for the season in many areas across garrett county and the real high spots of the highlands of west virginia. our current wind gusts are into the 20s. the windchill feels like it's into the 20s rht now. here's doppler. we're getting some moisture coming in on us and passing snow flurries or enough to whiten the ground certainly upround frederick county and especially hagerstown, parts of western maryland. meanwhile, up to the north, here's how it looks. this is where it continues to snow up into parts of new york state and that storm is sort of

unwinding now as it drifts off toward the northeast. we're going to continue to see, though, the winds at 50 miles an hour continue to be rather blustery with the windchills making it el like iter are in the 20s. there were trucks blown off the roads up in northern maryland. thurmont, 63 degrees. and where is the snow? well, we're getting a little bit of it, a little wrap-around. this is central park. the bronx, 20 inches of snow. new york city had 21 inches of snow. it's been the snowiest february now ever not only for us in washington but also for new york city, ft. lee, nournew jersey, albany, 32 inches of snow in the catsty skills. that's been a big snow producer. e next one we won't miss. look at the cold pattern continuing over and around us. there's that storm which is continuing to wind up around new

york state. there is another -- a shot of moisture and once again as we get into next week, that southern branch of the jet trm remains active. so even though tomorrow and then during the day on sunday, this area of storminess moves off, that means the winds diminish. we'll get a mixture of clouds and sunshine. it will be a cold pattern. the next time anything forms to our south, again to me it looks like late tuesday or wednesday it may be close enough to bring more snows back in on us. again late tuesday and wednesday. in the meantime, for tomorrow when you head out it will be sunny, breezy. sun rises at 6:43. temperatures only into the 20s. and we can't rule out i think some passing snow flurries tomorrow afternoon. gusty northwesterly wind. but nothing like what we saw today with the sunset near 6:00. there's some more sunshine. nice day on monday for back to work and back to school. on the breezy side. then if anything does develop, there's less than a 50/50

chance. 40% chance that by late tuesday and into wednesday, we may be seeing another potential storm to our south. but if it does anything, it would be likely in the form of snow with temperatures in the 30s. even next week. not feeling a lot like springtime. just some passing snow flurries, snow showers. enough still to whiten the ground tonight. at least the winds diminishing. but we're not done with winter yet. back to you. >> this will be the -- will be the most happy to see spring arrive than we ever have been in our lives. thank you, bob. coming up tonight, we'll tell you how the windy weather affected air travel today. an ininate was able to walk out of a maryland jail because authorits thought he was somebody else. we'll tell you about a collision between icebergs that could affect our weather. and we'll find out how stevie wonder is helping to raise money for a school in d.c.

we are back now with our top story in this half hour. the windy weather is causing problems for travelers here in the d.c. area. >> people had flights canceled or played because of high winds. many heading to the snowy

northeast are still able to get to their destination by train or bus. john schriffen reports. >> reporter: with wind gusts nearly 50 miles per hour here at reagan national airport, the weather played havoc today with planes taking off and trying to land. the airport authority says the runways are still open but individual airline cancellations are piling up. >> as soon as customers walk through the doors they are greeted by this. a long line of frustrated customers just trying to figure out what time they're getting out today. >> i'm trying to get to little rock, arkansas. to go home. apparently the flights are being canceled because of the high winds. >> reporter: margo rafael is trying to escape the cold and get to cancun. >> our flights are rerouted rough philadelphia and we've already missed one day of vacation. >> reporter: so to avoid canceling plans, many people who had plane tickets dieded to go to plan "b." >> i'll go to san diego saturday morning at 5:00. right back, you know, from here at 7:00 a.m., san diego to speak

to a large number of college educators and just focus that are tri to make a difference. i did not want to miss it so i had to get on the train. >> reporter: amtrak says there is the risk of service interruption from high winds causing trees to fall into power lines, but for the most part this winter weather hasn't affected amtrak travel. >> northern new york towards albany we did have to cancel co some trains, but on the northeast corridor, we've had no cancellations today. >> reporter: over in chinatow passengers lined up to test their luck with the buses. this sign indicated limited service for today, but most riders were happy if they could still get to their destination. are you worried about the conditions of the roads and the safety? >> yeah, i kind of am. i don't want to be stuck on the bus for six hours. but, you know, necessary evil to get up there. >> reporter: john schriffen for news4. delta and continental have canceled 700 flights in the

northeast region, but most of those cancellations have been prompted by snow and not wind. the police have arrested a third suspect in the rape of a child in silver spring. the officers arrested the man today. he's 39 years old. he and two other men age 31 and 20 are accused of forcing an 11-year-old girl into an apartment on tuesday night. police say all three men raped that child before they let her go. investigators say there is no evidence the attack was gang-related. he's been held in jail without bond. an inmate released by mistake is now back behind bars in maryland. raymond taylor is serving three life sentences for attempted murder. he walked out of a baltimore prison yesterday by pretending to be another inmate who was supposed to be released that day. taylor is 26 years old. he's from new york. he was captured this morning at his friend's house in west virginia. police believe that cellmate

helped taylor escape. they've charged him with conspiracy. that means instead of getting out, taylor's prison room p.mat could get ten more years. we continue to observe black history month here. barbara harrison has a report on an american who has made a difference for all of us. >> tonight, we hear the amazing story of the creation of a high school here in d.c. that's won international acclaim and the woman whose nonstop energy has made it happen. >> it certainly has. this is a story of the skraetcr of the duke ellington school of the arts. it was the dream of a young college girl some 40 years ago. ♪ high-tech recording equipment, practing rooms filled with musical instruments and a full-fledged theater for student performances. this was the vision of peggy cooper over 40 years ago. she came to washington from alabama in 1964. the year after martin luther

king's march. as a freshman at george washington university, she wanted to major in theater, but changed to political science when she realized there needed to be some changes. >> on the second day of school, we mounted a protest against the sororities and fraternities because they would not accept black people. ultimately they were kicked off campus. until they came back and said we'll change. >> reporter: she knew then her voice maybe wasn't for singing and acting but for making a difference. as a junior at gw, she caught some shows produced by mike malone who was choreographic music musicals. she said then -- >> it's too bad that there's no place in washington for kids to go and really get training. and mike malone said, well, why don't you start a school? and i said, okay, i will.

>> reporter: collaborating with mike malone with help from george washington university, summer arts classes were started. >> then they gave us space where the classes could be taught. and the kids could perform. >> reporter: a year later, washington's summer theater emerged with a goal of a school in mind. >> i had started working on the development of duke ellington by establishing with mike malone a progra cled workshops for careers in the arts. >> reporter: 36 years after opening, duke ellington offers academic and arts classes and produces major talent, the likes of dave chapelle, all who have walked these famed halls. ellington's head of schools says it's amazing. >> it's a start from, you know, somewhat humble beginnings and now have this incredible international legacy. i don't even think peggy realizes the extent to which she

has really changed the world. >> reporter: her part in black history gave her the perfect seat for watching the stars of tomorrow. and peggy had her front seat last night at the kennedy center as ellington students joined stevie wonder on stage for a major fund-raiser for the school. before bringing on the duke ellington jazz choir to join him, stevie wowed the audience. i sat down with him later to talk about his career, one that has been going full steam since he was 11 years old, almost 50 years now, and i asked peggy to join us. she's known stevie since they were both teenags. last night was the second time shat he has called on him to raise money for the school. she's now planning a third time. >> we're planning concert for 2012. >> do you plan to be here in 2012? >> i'll be here. >> you're going to do it? >> and i'll be here. >> i'll be here. >> your message to the kids?

the students at duke ellington? >> don't let anything or anyone rain on your parade. don't let anyone steal your future. don't let fear put your dreams to sleep. >> he was great. he says with schools like duke ellington, kids with dreams have a real chance of making their dreams realities. and peggy's dream became a reality with that school. >> she is to be commended. great job. that concert that was put on last night, one of the best ones. it was all free, too. that's part of what made it so much fun. thanks, barbara. >> thanks you. coming up, an iceberg the size of luxembourg has broken off of a glacier in antarctica. and we'll find out about

some young journists in vancouver covering the olympics.

sgrnchlt sgrnchlths. good evening. bob ryan, storm center4. in around us, right now up into frederick and damascus, so we'll see those because of the cold air that continues to come in. could even be enough to whiten

the ground. temperatures right now into the 30 lz. overnight tonight, we'll be continuing to see these winds diminish. by the way, this is dave's picture today in davis, west virginia, where at last check, the total was over 240 inches for the season. he's had about now two feet of snow. it has been blizzard conditions. you can see the whiteout conditions in the mountains of west virginia. jan russell, this is out in garrett county. this is how it looks. they've had 200 inches of snow. this is really an unprecedented winter. and our friend, walter crane in falls church, he used it to create some new sculptures for his outside. there's snode miller. tomorrow look for temperatures into the mid-40s. and after that, into the mid to high 50s. a nice weekend coming up with temperatures into the mid to high 40s. as we get into next week,

though, by late tuesday and wednesday, another bit of storminess. back to you. >> thank you, bob. in egypt today, a luxury cruise ship crashed into a pier. three of the ship's crew members were killed. the ship tried to dock at a resort on the red sea. the ship was packed with 1,500 passengers. witnesses say strong winds were blowing at the time that the ship slammed into the pier. a massive iceberg slam understood a glacier and chipped off another giant iceberg. that could affect our weather. french and australian scientists say the first iceberg is the size of the country of luxembourg. the second iceberg holds roughly f one fifth of the world's total annual water usage. now the two chunks of ice are floating side by side and a tongue of ice that once stuck out from the glacier is much smaller. the changes are happening in an area that's important for the creation of the dense salty water that determines ocean

circumstanceulati circulation. some experts are conrned that this new glacier pattern could rob oxygen from oceans. other experts say icebergs shift from time to time and although thes icebergs are really big, they are not record size. >> they are really big. >> huge. >> it's incredible the affect that they have on weather. >> did you guys see the hawker game? >> yeah. >> it wasn't bad, huh? >> the beginning anyway. >> that's all you needed. the united states hockey team far from finished. maryland and georgetown getting ready for tough conference opponents. and mike shanahan talks about clinton portis and jason campbell talksbout next year. "news4 at 6" continues.

that was amazing. it was utterly amazing. you're sitting there, you blink, it's one, two. then you turn your head, three. four. >> you heard everybody screaming in the newsroom goal by knogoal goal. it was fun. the united states scored six goals in the first period. and rolled to a 6-is win over finland. ryan miller, another spectacular game in goal for the united states. we could now be staring at the dream matchup in the gold medal game, the united states and canada. canada must beat slovak ia to

advance. now a force to be reckoned with, in case you didn't believe that before. first period, no score. u.s. clears the puck. look at kiprusoff comes out to clear that up. ryan malone sayshank you very much. here's another look at how it happened. kiprusoff said, oh, man, why did i do that? 1-0, united states on top. kiprusoff pulled after giving up four goals. later in the period, patrick kane out front onhe attack. he holds and unleashes the wrister. that goes bast the otherniklas backstr backstrom. cond period, more american hustle. finland turns it over. jamie lagenbrunner feeds stanzi. stanzi puts it in. check out the reaction on the bench. they are loving every second of it. 6-1 is the final. the americans advance to the gold medal game. they play the winner of tonight's canada/slovakia game.

another busy day in vancouver, as you can see. some good, some bad for the americans. we'll give you some results. if you don't want to know because some of these things are going to be on our air tonight, look away for the next ten seconds. here you go. >> all right. to football now, the redskins' coaching staff in indianapolis this week for the nfl combine checking out who they might be drafting with that fourth overall pick. all kinds of speculation about what the skins might do with that pick from trading it to drafting quarterbacks like sam bradford. mike shanahan does have an affinity for quarterbacks. shanahan talked in indy today and addressed two of the biggest issues this offseason. shanahan said the team would tender a contract offer to quarterback jason campbell and clinton portis would be here next year.

shanahan also said that portis will be in washington next season during a radio show after some interviews with reporters. he said he is our running back. probably that's because portis owed $7 million guaranteed next season. portis' season not going well before a concussion ended it. as for campbell, just because the teams tendering him a contract does not mean he is a lock to be here next season, but shanahan did have good things to say about the redskins' incumbent at the quarterback position. he said the offseason program is going to be serious business. perhaps a message to portis. >> first thing we have to do is make sure these players understand that we're going to give them a chance to get better. relative to how we run the offseason program or strength and conditioning program, what they can do to better themselves. i think it's very important for them to understand that the team comes first. and to work together and do the little things the right way. it's a long process, the

offseason program. it's not easy. a lot of hard work involved. i think it's very important to show your teammates exactly how hard you work and how dedicated you are to the program. >> redskins head coach mike shanahan. >> it doesn't matter how hard you work. i didn't hear him say one word about the offensive line. did you? >> no. i wish he'd come out and said, obviously we need to rebuild this offensive line. >> yeah, let's start there. conditioning is fine. jason campbell, he almost got killed last year running for his life on every play. give me a line. come on. >> you have to assume he's noticed that's a problem. >> i hope . >> i think he dozen want to say if because if they do take a quarterback, they don't want to set themselves up and say, i know we need offensive linemen, but we're taking a quarterback. maybe he won't be talking about that. maryland fans talking about next week's showdown with duke that could decide the acc title. first the terps must take care of business against virginia tech.

that's not going to be easy, especially in blacksburg where the hokies are a perfect 14-0 on their home court this season. the terps riding a four-game winning streak, now just one game behind duke for first place in the acc standings. not bad for a team that's really been flying under the radar. not ranked for most of the season. gary williams believes his guys know how to get it done even when they come from behind, which has happened more than a few times this season. >> it's this time of year. whatever it takes. it doesn't matter. you know, you have to play guys 40 minutes, you play guys 40 minutes if that's what it takes to win a game. this isn't about making sure no egos get bruised. this is about playing and winning. our guys are good. they want to win. so they -- they get it. they understand it. >> coach always tells us you just never give up. we've got to keep fighting. for some reason, those games we started out real slow. we didn't come out the way we used to. but at halftime, coach gets on us. we just tells us to never give

up. we just come out there and just play hard. >> cliff tucker, the man that hit the game-winner right there. georgetown trying to get on a roll before the postseason begins. georgetown ranked is14th in the nation. trying to win back-to-back games if the second time this month. the trick is getting the good to show up every night. against louisville, the hoyas found themselves in a familiar spot, down early. but they battled back, due in part to 24 secondalf points from austin freeman. nothing will be easy against notre dame, even if they are without their best player, luke harangody, who is struggling with a knee injury. >> they have a good team even with harangody or without harango harangody. they're a really good-shooting team. we're just going to have to come out there and try to contain their shooters. sgri

>> it's easy to assume and be presumptious when they lose harangody that they're going to take a step back, but that hasn't been the case at all. they've had very, very good players around him, you know, for many years now. and so nour just getting the opportunity to more aggressively show what they can do. >> yeah, he can shoot. it's interesting to watch the ebb and flow of a college basketball season. right now maryland is on the uptick. not that georgia is on the down swng, but their conference is so tough it's hard for them to put back-to-back wins together. >> yeah. >> timing is everything. >> that it is. and speaking of timing, wizards playing tonight. they're playing the knicks. two teams that have gone complete makeovers as of late. and the wizards signed a new guy. sean livingston. i don't know if you remember him. he came out of high school, went through a bunch of injuries. they thought at one time he was like magic johnson. >> another new guy. >> i bet it will be a challenge

for anybody on the street who is half basketball fan -- >> i know what you're going to say. >> to name the rosters for the knicks and the wizard. >> i'll bring that back for you tonight. >> okay. i couldn't do it. >> me neither. coming up, we'll tell you about the youngest journalists covering the vancouver olympics.

competing in the olympics is the opportunity of a lifetime. but it's not just about the

athletes. for a select group of students and their parents, it's about a big pay-off after a job well done. raj joins us from vancouver. hi, raj. >> doreen, good evening to you. this is one of our favorite stories. we've been here three weeks now. there are people from all over the world covering these olympics but there's one group in particular that sticks out like a sore thumb because of their youthfulness. how did they get the assignment of a lifetime? they won it. take a look. doll there are thousands of reporters covering the olympics. some more recognizable than others. but none as spirited as this hand-picked group. ten students from around the united states and their parents won a contest for an all-expense-paid trip to vancouver. their assignment? share the olympic experience with their class mates back home. >> it is amazing in here. >> reporter: needless to say, the class mates back home are

envio envious. >> they're really happy for me. they kept asking me like so many questions. >> go appaollo ohno. >> she said, a national contest? me? she just was stunned by the whole thing. >> when i grow up, i don't know. i just want to be happy and do something i love to do. i do a lot of theater and nce. i think i want to do something with dance and i love to write. >> reporter: from writing to report i reporting, mix in some fun photo ops and learn about the global reach of the olympics. they are doing it all. >> go usa! >> i have to say that i am having more fun than my son. although he deserves to be here. >> reporter: here for now, but in the future you get the feeling we'll be working for these kids. >> having the olympic spirit in mind, it can really propel you to reach to your goals. whether that be an olympian or a

ceo of a company or -- no matter what. >> he could be the next ceo of nbc. we've got to be careful when we're around these kids. they had a great time there. they're all back in the united states irthen their respective cities. jim and doreen, back to you. >> thank you. final check on our weather, bob. >> yes, indeed. we've still got gusty winds. they have really settled down from what they were earlier. look at the winds. leesburg was about 60 miles an hour. this is what they did up on thurmont where the winds were 60 miles an hour. not only one but two 18-wheelers got blown off the road. our temperatures into the 30s. doppler snowing snow flurries and snow showers. so that's what we'll be seeing overnight tonight, during the day tomorrow. maybe a few passing flurries. still breezy. next threat for any more wintry weather, this may be the winter

that will never end. late tuesday and on into wednesday, and that, if anything, would be in the form of snow. we'll take a better look at that one after the olympics. i'll see you upstairs, too. one final forecast after the olympics. back to you. >> thanks, bob. whoever didn't get drunk in college and argue over whether superman could beat batman in a fight or the other way around? you never did that? >> no. >> it's a good thing because it's a really stupid argument. anyway, in at least one respect, batmaname out the winner. the comic book in which batman made his debut sold at auction in texas yesterday. it dates back to 1939. in that first issue, they called him the batman. the rare copy sold for $1 million. that's the hiest price ever paid for a comic book. the previous record had not been in place that long. on monday